Spectrum Brands Holdings Inc. filed SEC Form 8-K: Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders, Financial Statements and Exhibits
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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT TO
SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): August 5, 2025
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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
Spectrum Brands Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2025 Annual Meeting of shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”) on August 5, 2025. A total of 21,533,229 shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “Common Stock”), were present in person or represented by proxy at the Annual Meeting, representing 87.71% of the Company’s outstanding Common Stock as of June 17, 2025, the record date.
The Company is pleased to have had a significant percentage of its outstanding shares of Common Stock participate in the Annual Meeting and vote in favor of each proposal presented for consideration. The final results for the votes regarding each proposal are set forth below, including the approval percentage for each proposal calculated in accordance with the respective methodology described in the Company's Proxy Statement:
Proposal 1. The Company’s stockholders elected each of the following persons as directors of the Company for a term of one year and until his successor is elected and qualified. The votes regarding this proposal were as follows:
Name | For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | Approval Percentage | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sherianne James | 19,217,914 | 656,897 | 25,365 | 1,633,053 | 96.69% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Leslie L. Campbell | 19,770,714 | 104,444 | 25,018 | 1,633,053 | 99.47% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Joan Chow | 19,769,721 | 105,473 | 24,982 | 1,633,053 | 99.47% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hugh R. Rovit | 19,329,813 | 545,244 | 25,119 | 1,633,053 | 97.26% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gautam Patel | 19,691,950 | 182,604 | 25,622 | 1,633,053 | 99.08% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| David M. Maura | 18,971,887 | 902,880 | 25,409 | 1,633,053 | 95.46% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Terry L. Polistana | 19,293,120 | 582,127 | 24,929 | 1,633,053 | 97.07% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Proposal 2. The Company’s stockholders ratified the appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025. The votes regarding this proposal were as follows:
For | Against | Abstain | Approval Percentage | |||||||||||||||||
| 21,264,799 | 224,619 | 43,811 | 98.75% | |||||||||||||||||
Proposal 3. The Company’s stockholders approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the named executive officers of the Company. The votes regarding this proposal were as follows:
For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | Approval Percentage | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 19,484,446 | 319,444 | 96,286 | 1,633,053 | 97.91% | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(a) Not applicable.
(b) Not applicable.
(c) Not applicable.
(d) Exhibits.
The following exhibits are being filed with this Current Report on Form 8-K.
| Exhibit No. | Description | ||||||||||
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (the cover page XBRL tags are embedded within the inline XBRL document) | ||||||||||
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| Date: August 5, 2025 | ||||||||
| SPECTRUM BRANDS HOLDINGS, INC. | ||||||||
| By: | /s/ Ehsan Zargar | |||||||
| Name: Ehsan Zargar | ||||||||
| Title: Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary | ||||||||
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